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L700 Tape Library
9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide—429596-002
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Moving the Robot
4. Push the gripper mechanism back into the hand until the mechanism is fully
retracted.
Loading and Unloading Cartridges Manually
When the library is offline, a cartridge can be loaded to a drive or unloaded from a
drive after adequate precautions have been taken. The following pages provide
manual load and unload procedures for 9840 drives.
Loading a Cartridge Into a 9840 Drive
To load a cartridge in a 9840 drive:
1. Obtain the cartridge VOLSER, location, and drive number from the server console.
2. Open the tape library right front door by pulling on the left side of the door.
3. Open the library left front door by using a latch key to unlock both locks. See
Figure 6-2. Turn the key counterclockwise to unlock the locks, then pull the door
open.
Figure 4-19. Removing the Cartridge from the Hand
Note. If any cartridges are manually loaded, they must be manually unloaded and stored in a
cell or removed.